Description Interesting restoration project; believed complete; rare car, one of only 546 made and relatively few surviving Arguably the best-looking car ever to emerge from the West Bromwich factory, the Jensen 541 came out in 1955 with sporting lines penned by Eric Neale.

Not just a pretty face, it was also remarkably aerodynamic with a Cd figure of 0.39, one of the lowest recorded at the time.

The 541 had lightweight fibreglass bodywork consisting of three major mouldings and the entire front could be raised for easy engine access.

The doors, the lower front wing panels and the outer sill covers were aluminium, the body being mounted on an immensely strong, tubular-framed chassis featuring independent coil-and-wishbone front suspension, a leaf-sprung rear axle, cam-and-roller steering and Girling hydraulic brakes.

Power came from a six-cylinder, triple carburettor version of the 4-litre Austin engine with 135bhp and bags of torque, mated to four-speed manual transmission with op...